Concept information
Preferred term
Word
Type
-
Annotation type
-
Named individual
Definition
- A word is a unit which is a constituent at the phrase level and above. It is sometimes identifiable according to such criteria as (a) being the minimal possible unit in a reply, (b) having features such as a regular stress pattern, and phonological changes conditioned by or blocked at word boundaries, (c) being the largest unit resistant to insertion of new constituents within its boundaries, or (d) being the smallest constituent that can be moved within a sentence without making the sentence ungrammatical. A word is sometimes placed, in a hierarchy of grammatical constituents, above the morpheme level and below the phrase level. [http://www.glossary.sil.org/term/word] In annotation, words are often used as equivalent to tokens; thus, for instance, punctuation marks (traditionally not considered as words) will also be annotated as "word".
Broader concept
URI
http://w3id.org/meta-share/omtd-share/Word
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